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Multinational Employers
It's been a busy few years of mapping data flows, assessing third-country laws and practices, repapering contractual clauses, and implementing technical and organisational measures as private and public organisations undertook to meet a 2022 hard deadline for ensuring that transfers of personal data
Louisiana
The Louisiana Legislature recently unanimously passed Act No. 273, which limits noncompete agreements for physicians in the state. The act requires all applicable new noncompete agreements to sunset after three years for primary care physicians and after five years for all other physicians, and it l
FLSA - Overtime Exemptions
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) new rule to raise the minimum salary thresholds for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) white-collar overtime exemptions could be delayed as it faces multiple legal challenges, alleging the department lacked the authority to set a salary test.
California - General
The California Legislature recently introduced two complementary bills to reform the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA).
Maryland
Maryland’s recently enacted Wage Range Transparency Act amends the state’s Equal Pay for Equal Work law, specifically Sections 3-301, 3-304.2, 3-305, and 3-308(e) of Maryland’s Labor and Employment Article Title 3, Subtitle 3. As a recap, that law prohibits an employer from discriminating between em
Federal Gov't - General
The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business.
New York - General
Employers in New York City must begin distributing a new, city-created “Workers’ Bill of Rights” poster to employees and new hires on July 1, 2024.
Connecticut - HRO Law
A Connecticut appellate court recently held that the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (CFEPA) does not recognize a cause of action for associational disability discrimination.
California - Cal/OSHA
On June 20, 2024, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board partially adopted Petition 602—a proposal to require employers to provide opioid overdose reversal medications (e.g., naloxone) at all worksites and provide employees with training on the safe administration of the medic
California - Cal/OSHA
On June 20, 2024, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted unanimously to adopt the latest draft version of Title 8 CCR § 3396, Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of Employment , after a prior attempt at passing a proposed indoor heat regulation failed.
Labor Law - General
On June 13, 2024, an administrative law judge (ALJ) for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that overly broad noncompete and nonsolicitation provisions in an employment agreement violated an employee’s labor rights in what could be the first NLRB ruling to find such provisions unlawful u
Oregon - General
On May 24, 2024, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to “clarify the rights of employees and the responsibility of employers following allegations of workplace harassment.”
FLSA - Minimum Wage, State Issues
Several state and local minimum wage rates will soon increase, beginning on July 1, 2024. This article provides the state and major locality minimum wage increases for mid-2024 only, along with related changes in the minimum cash wage for tipped employees where applicable. The new rates are in bold
Immigration - Visas
The U.S. Department of State’s July 2024 Visa Bulletin confirms prior predictions of backlogs in the employment-based immigrant visa process for EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers. According to the State Department, high demand has made it “necessary to retrogress the worldwide EB-3 final action
FLSA - Overtime Exemptions
On June 17, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States decided to hear a wage and hour case concerning whether employers must meet a higher burden of proof to demonstrate that workers are exempt from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Sex Discrimination - Title IX
On June 17, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky granted a preliminary injunction staying enforcement of the U.S. Department of Education’s new Title IX regulations. The rules were scheduled to go into effect on August 1, 2024. The injunction applies to Indiana, Kentuck
Federal Gov't - General
The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business.
OSHA - General
On May 2, 2024, OSHA issued recordkeeping guidance that provides guidance to Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHOs) when the treatment given is first aid, Active Release Techniques (ART), and/or exercises and stretching. In particular, the enforcement guidance focuses on the use of those moda
Labor Law - NLRB
On June 13, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States held that courts must assess requests for an injunction by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) using the traditional four-factor test for preliminary injunctions. The ruling weakens the Board’s ability to obtain quick court orders to mai
California - General
In a recent ruling, a California appeals court found an arbitration agreement with an eyewear store employee that was presented on a take-it-or-leave-it basis required an arbitrator to apply the laws of another state, required that arbitration be conducted in another state, and forced the employee t